Light-life system and application

ABSTRACT

A system including the use of beacon technology to track and better serve users/customers through the use of a mobile application. This allows a venue location the ability to balance user/customer wait times at their location and provide marketing, processing, and information to the user/customer. The system is used to locate users/customers and process user payments thereby reducing wait lines at venues to a fraction of the time compared to normal processes, which may allow venues to drive more sales during peak times. As the user/customer walks about a venue location, information such as where the user/customer is located and what products and services are available at that venue location is displayed on the user&#39;s client device.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION

One or more embodiments of the invention generally relate to aLight-Life Application. More particularly, the invention relates to anall-encompassing venue mobile application that provides the ability toprocess payments and provide additional customer services throughGeo-fencing and beacon identifying technologies.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The following background information may present examples of specificaspects of the prior art (e.g., without limitation, approaches, facts,or common wisdom) that, while expected to be helpful to further educatethe reader as to additional aspects of the prior art, is not to beconstrued as limiting the present invention, or any embodiments thereof,to anything stated or implied therein or inferred thereupon.

The following is an example of a specific aspect in the prior art that,while expected to be helpful to further educate the reader as toadditional aspects of the prior art, is not to be construed as limitingthe present invention, or any embodiments thereof, to anything stated orimplied therein or inferred thereupon. By way of educational background,another aspect of the prior art generally useful to be aware of is thatthe prior art presupposes the use of offering loyalty and marketingprograms, along with payment processing combined with fraud protectioncapabilities. Other aspects of the prior art offer logistics andsoftware that allows a user to make payments and place orders from theirsmart phone or computer devices. By way of educational background,another aspect of the prior art generally useful to be aware of is thatthe prior art presupposes the use of beacon technology and geo fencingto track mobile devices.

In view of the forgoing, it is believed that such approaches may notinclude, or be able to provide, an application that offers an all in oneservices platform that solves problems of high cost and lack ofconnectivity. It is contemplated that a geo fencing and beacontechnology framework may integrate all of these systems into one mobileapplication, while providing all venues the ability to communicate withall customers across all environments while providing a seamless way toprocess, contact and better serve customers, with useful information,awareness and online presence.

In view of the foregoing, it is clear that these traditional techniquesare not perfect and leave room for more optimal approaches.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 illustrates a detailed perspective view of an exemplaryLife-Light Application, in accordance with an embodiment of the presentinvention, and;

FIGS. 2A and 2B illustrate an exemplary software module architecture ofa system for a Light-Life Application platform that enables the deliveryof necessary products and services, in accordance with an embodiment ofthe present invention, and;

FIG. 3 illustrates an exemplary software module architecture of a systemfor a Light-Life application depicting a conventional client/servercommunication system, in accordance with an embodiment of the presentinvention, and;

FIG. 4 illustrates an exemplary general computer software modulearchitecture of a system for a Light-Life application for aweb-enabled/networked application platform by which a client/serversystem may be used, in accordance with an embodiment of the presentinvention.

Unless otherwise indicated illustrations in the figures are notnecessarily drawn to scale.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF SOME EMBODIMENTS

The present invention is best understood by reference to the detailedfigures and description set forth herein.

Embodiments of the invention are discussed below with reference to theFigures. However, those skilled in the art will readily appreciate thatthe detailed description given herein with respect to these figures isfor explanatory purposes as the invention extends beyond these limitedembodiments. For example, it should be appreciated that those skilled inthe art will, in light of the teachings of the present invention,recognize a multiplicity of alternate and suitable approaches, dependingupon the needs of the particular application, to implement thefunctionality of any given detail described herein, beyond theparticular implementation choices in the following embodiments describedand shown. That is, there are numerous modifications and variations ofthe invention that are too numerous to be listed but that all fit withinthe scope of the invention. Also, singular words should be read asplural and vice versa and masculine as feminine and vice versa, whereappropriate, and alternative embodiments do not necessarily imply thatthe two are mutually exclusive.

It is to be further understood that the present invention is not limitedto the particular methodology, compounds, materials, manufacturingtechniques, uses, and applications, described herein, as these may vary.It is also to be understood that the terminology used herein is used forthe purpose of describing particular embodiments only, and is notintended to limit the scope of the present invention. It must be notedthat as used herein and in the appended claims, the singular forms “a,”“an,” and “the” include the plural reference unless the context clearlydictates otherwise. Thus, for example, a reference to “an element” is areference to one or more elements and includes equivalents thereof knownto those skilled in the art. Similarly, for another example, a referenceto “a step” or “a means” is a reference to one or more steps or meansand may include sub-steps and subservient means. All conjunctions usedare to be understood in the most inclusive sense possible. Thus, theword “or” should be understood as having the definition of a logical“or” rather than that of a logical “exclusive or” unless the contextclearly necessitates otherwise. Structures described herein are to beunderstood also to refer to functional equivalents of such structures.Language that may be construed to express approximation should be sounderstood unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used hereinhave the same meanings as commonly understood by one of ordinary skillin the art to which this invention belongs. Preferred methods,techniques, devices, and materials are described, although any methods,techniques, devices, or materials similar or equivalent to thosedescribed herein may be used in the practice or testing of the presentinvention. Structures described herein are to be understood also torefer to functional equivalents of such structures. The presentinvention will now be described in detail with reference to embodimentsthereof as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

From reading the present disclosure, other variations and modificationswill be apparent to persons skilled in the art. Such variations andmodifications may involve equivalent and other features which arealready known in the art, and which may be used instead of or inaddition to features already described herein.

Although Claims have been formulated in this Application to particularcombinations of features, it should be understood that the scope of thedisclosure of the present invention also includes any novel feature orany novel combination of features disclosed herein either explicitly orimplicitly or any generalization thereof, whether or not it relates tothe same invention as presently claimed in any Claim and whether or notit mitigates any or all of the same technical problems as does thepresent invention.

Features which are described in the context of separate embodiments mayalso be provided in combination in a single embodiment. Conversely,various features which are, for brevity, described in the context of asingle embodiment, may also be provided separately or in any suitablesub-combination. The Applicants hereby give notice that new Claims maybe formulated to such features and/or combinations of such featuresduring the prosecution of the present Application or of any furtherApplication derived therefrom.

References to “one embodiment,” “an embodiment,” “example embodiment,”“various embodiments,” etc., may indicate that the embodiment(s) of theinvention so described may include a particular feature, structure, orcharacteristic, but not every embodiment necessarily includes theparticular feature, structure, or characteristic. Further, repeated useof the phrase “in one embodiment,” or “in an exemplary embodiment,” donot necessarily refer to the same embodiment, although they may.

References to “user”, or any similar term, as used herein, may mean ahuman or non-human user thereof. Moreover, “user”, or any similar term,as used herein, unless expressly stipulated otherwise, is contemplatedto mean users at any stage of the usage process, to include, withoutlimitation, direct user(s), intermediate user(s), indirect user(s), andend user(s). The meaning of “user”, or any similar term, as used herein,should not be otherwise inferred or induced by any pattern(s) ofdescription, embodiments, examples, or referenced prior-art that may (ormay not) be provided in the present patent.

References to “end user”, or any similar term, as used herein, isgenerally intended to mean late stage user(s) as opposed to early stageuser(s). Hence, it is contemplated that there may be a multiplicity ofdifferent types of “end user” near the end stage of the usage process.Where applicable, especially with respect to distribution channels ofembodiments of the invention comprising consumed retailproducts/services thereof (as opposed to sellers/vendors or OriginalEquipment Manufacturers), examples of an “end user” may include, withoutlimitation, a “consumer”, “buyer”, “customer”, “purchaser”, “shopper”,“enjoyer”, “viewer”, or individual person or non-human thing benefitingin any way, directly or indirectly, from use of or interaction, withsome aspect of the present invention.

In some situations, some embodiments of the present invention mayprovide beneficial usage to more than one stage or type of usage in theforegoing usage process. In such cases where multiple embodimentstargeting various stages of the usage process are described, referencesto “end user”, or any similar term, as used therein, are generallyintended to not include the user that is the furthest removed, in theforegoing usage process, from the final user therein of an embodiment ofthe present invention.

Where applicable, especially with respect to retail distributionchannels of embodiments of the invention, intermediate user(s) mayinclude, without limitation, any individual person or non-human thingbenefiting in any way, directly or indirectly, from use of, orinteraction with, some aspect of the present invention with respect toselling, vending, Original Equipment Manufacturing, marketing,merchandising, distributing, service providing, and the like thereof.

References to “person”, “individual”, “human”, “a party”, “animal”,“creature”, or any similar term, as used herein, even if the context orparticular embodiment implies living user, maker, or participant, itshould be understood that such characterizations are sole by way ofexample, and not limitation, in that it is contemplated that any suchusage, making, or participation by a living entity in connection withmaking, using, and/or participating, in any way, with embodiments of thepresent invention may be substituted by such similar performed by asuitably configured non-living entity, to include, without limitation,automated machines, robots, humanoids, computational systems,information processing systems, artificially intelligent systems, andthe like. It is further contemplated that those skilled in the art willreadily recognize the practical situations where such living makers,users, and/or participants with embodiments of the present invention maybe in whole, or in part, replaced with such non-living makers, users,and/or participants with embodiments of the present invention. Likewise,when those skilled in the art identify such practical situations wheresuch living makers, users, and/or participants with embodiments of thepresent invention may be in whole, or in part, replaced with suchnon-living makers, it will be readily apparent in light of the teachingsof the present invention how to adapt the described embodiments to besuitable for such non-living makers, users, and/or participants withembodiments of the present invention. Thus, the invention is thus toalso cover all such modifications, equivalents, and alternatives fallingwithin the spirit and scope of such adaptations and modifications, atleast in part, for such non-living entities.

Headings provided herein are for convenience and are not to be taken aslimiting the disclosure in any way.

The enumerated listing of items does not imply that any or all of theitems are mutually exclusive, unless expressly specified otherwise.

It is understood that the use of specific component, device and/orparameter names are for example only and not meant to imply anylimitations on the invention. The invention may thus be implemented withdifferent nomenclature/terminology utilized to describe themechanisms/units/structures/components/devices/parameters herein,without limitation. Each term utilized herein is to be given itsbroadest interpretation given the context in which that term isutilized.

Terminology. The following paragraphs provide definitions and/or contextfor terms found in this disclosure (including the appended claims):

“Comprising.” This term is open-ended. As used in the appended claims,this term does not foreclose additional structure or steps. Consider aclaim that recites: “A memory controller comprising a system cache . . .” Such a claim does not foreclose the memory controller from includingadditional components (e.g., a memory channel unit, a switch).

“Configured To.” Various units, circuits, or other components may bedescribed or claimed as “configured to” perform a task or tasks. In suchcontexts, “configured to” or “operable for” is used to connote structureby indicating that the mechanisms/units/circuits/components includestructure (e.g., circuitry and/or mechanisms) that performs the task ortasks during operation. As such, the mechanisms/unit/circuit/componentcan be said to be configured to (or be operable) for perform(ing) thetask even when the specified mechanisms/unit/circuit/component is notcurrently operational (e.g., is not on). Themechanisms/units/circuits/components used with the “configured to” or“operable for” language include hardware—for example, mechanisms,structures, electronics, circuits, memory storing program instructionsexecutable to implement the operation, etc. Reciting that amechanism/unit/circuit/component is “configured to” or “operable for”perform(ing) one or more tasks is expressly intended not to invoke 35U.S.C. sctn.112, sixth paragraph, for thatmechanism/unit/circuit/component. “Configured to” may also includeadapting a manufacturing process to fabricate devices or components thatare adapted to implement or perform one or more tasks.

“Based On.” As used herein, this term is used to describe one or morefactors that affect a determination. This term does not forecloseadditional factors that may affect a determination. That is, adetermination may be solely based on those factors or based, at least inpart, on those factors. Consider the phrase “determine A based on B.”While B may be a factor that affects the determination of A, such aphrase does not foreclose the determination of A from also being basedon C. In other instances, A may be determined based solely on B.

The terms “a”, “an” and “the” mean “one or more”, unless expresslyspecified otherwise.

Unless otherwise indicated, all numbers expressing conditions,concentrations, dimensions, and so forth used in the specification andclaims are to be understood as being modified in all instances by theterm “about.” Accordingly, unless indicated to the contrary, thenumerical parameters set forth in the following specification andattached claims are approximations that may vary depending at least upona specific analytical technique.

The term “comprising,” which is synonymous with “including,”“containing,” or “characterized by” is inclusive or open-ended and doesnot exclude additional, un-recited elements or method steps.“Comprising” is a term of art used in claim language which means thatthe named claim elements are essential, but other claim elements may beadded and still form a construct within the scope of the claim.

As used herein, the phase “consisting of” excludes any element, step, oringredient not specified in the claim. When the phrase “consists of” (orvariations thereof) appears in a clause of the body of a claim, ratherthan immediately following the preamble, it limits only the element setforth in that clause; other elements are not excluded from the claim asa whole. As used herein, the phase “consisting essentially of” limitsthe scope of a claim to the specified elements or method steps, plusthose that do not materially affect the basis and novelcharacteristic(s) of the claimed subject matter.

With respect to the terms “comprising,” “consisting of,” and “consistingessentially of,” where one of these three terms is used herein, thepresently disclosed and claimed subject matter may include the use ofeither of the other two terms. Thus in some embodiments not otherwiseexplicitly recited, any instance of “comprising” may be replaced by“consisting of” or, alternatively, by “consisting essentially of.”

Devices or system modules that are in at least general communicationwith each other need not be in continuous communication with each other,unless expressly specified otherwise. In addition, devices or systemmodules that are in at least general communication with each other maycommunicate directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries.

A description of an embodiment with several components in communicationwith each other does not imply that all such components are required. Onthe contrary a variety of optional components are described toillustrate the wide variety of possible embodiments of the presentinvention.

The present invention will now be described in detail with reference toembodiments thereof as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

As is well known to those skilled in the art many careful considerationsand compromises typically must be made when designing for the optimalmanufacture of a commercial implementation any system, and inparticular, the embodiments of the present invention. A commercialimplementation in accordance with the spirit and teachings of thepresent invention may configured according to the needs of theparticular application, whereby any aspect(s), feature(s), function(s),result(s), component(s), approach(es), or step(s) of the teachingsrelated to any described embodiment of the present invention may besuitably omitted, included, adapted, mixed and matched, or improvedand/or optimized by those skilled in the art, using their average skillsand known techniques, to achieve the desired implementation thataddresses the needs of the particular application. When a single deviceor article is described herein, it will be readily apparent that morethan one device/article (whether or not they cooperate) may be used inplace of a single device/article. Similarly, where more than one deviceor article is described herein (whether or not they cooperate), it willbe readily apparent that a single device/article may be used in place ofthe more than one device or article.

The functionality and/or the features of a device may be alternativelyembodied by one or more other devices which are not explicitly describedas having such functionality/features. Thus, other embodiments of thepresent invention need not include the device itself.

A “computer” may refer to one or more apparatus and/or one or moresystems that are capable of accepting a structured input, processing thestructured input according to prescribed rules, and producing results ofthe processing as output. Examples of a computer may include: acomputer; a stationary and/or portable computer; a computer having asingle processor, multiple processors, or multi-core processors, whichmay operate in parallel and/or not in parallel; a general purposecomputer; a supercomputer; a mainframe; a super mini-computer; amini-computer; a workstation; a micro-computer; a server; a client; aninteractive television; a web appliance; a telecommunications devicewith internet access; a hybrid combination of a computer and aninteractive television; a portable computer; a tablet personal computer(PC); a personal digital assistant (PDA); a portable telephone;application-specific hardware to emulate a computer and/or software,such as, for example, a digital signal processor (DSP), afield-programmable gate array (FPGA), an application specific integratedcircuit (ASIC), an application specific instruction-set processor(ASIP), a chip, chips, a system on a chip, or a chip set; a dataacquisition device; an optical computer; a quantum computer; abiological computer; and generally, an apparatus that may accept data,process data according to one or more stored software programs, generateresults, and typically include input, output, storage, arithmetic,logic, and control units.

Those of skill in the art will appreciate that where appropriate, someembodiments of the disclosure may be practiced in network computingenvironments with many types of computer system configurations,including personal computers, hand-held devices, multi-processorsystems, microprocessor-based or programmable consumer electronics,network PCs, minicomputers, mainframe computers, and the like. Whereappropriate, embodiments may also be practiced in distributed computingenvironments where tasks are performed by local and remote processingdevices that are linked (either by hardwired links, wireless links, orby a combination thereof) through a communications network. In adistributed computing environment, program modules may be located inboth local and remote memory storage devices.

“Software” may refer to prescribed rules to operate a computer. Examplesof software may include: code segments in one or more computer-readablelanguages; graphical and or/textual instructions; applets; pre-compiledcode; interpreted code; compiled code; and computer programs.

The example embodiments described herein can be implemented in anoperating environment comprising computer-executable instructions (e.g.,software) installed on a computer, in hardware, or in a combination ofsoftware and hardware. The computer-executable instructions can bewritten in a computer programming language or can be embodied infirmware logic. If written in a programming language conforming to arecognized standard, such instructions can be executed on a variety ofhardware platforms and for interfaces to a variety of operating systems.Although not limited thereto, computer software program code forcarrying out operations for aspects of the present invention can bewritten in any combination of one or more suitable programminglanguages, including an object oriented programming languages and/orconventional procedural programming languages, and/or programminglanguages such as, for example, Hyper text Markup Language (HTML),Dynamic HTML, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Extensible StylesheetLanguage (XSL), Document Style Semantics and Specification Language(DSSSL), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Synchronized MultimediaIntegration Language (SMIL), Wireless Markup Language (WML), Java™,Jini™, C, C++, Smalltalk, Perl, UNIX Shell, Visual Basic or Visual BasicScript, Virtual Reality Markup Language (VRML), ColdFusion™ or othercompilers, assemblers, interpreters or other computer languages orplatforms.

Computer program code for carrying out operations for aspects of thepresent invention may be written in any combination of one or moreprogramming languages, including an object oriented programming languagesuch as Java, Smalltalk, C++ or the like and conventional proceduralprogramming languages, such as the “C” programming language or similarprogramming languages. The program code may execute entirely on theuser's computer, partly on the user's computer, as a stand-alonesoftware package, partly on the user's computer and partly on a remotecomputer or entirely on the remote computer or server. In the latterscenario, the remote computer may be connected to the user's computerthrough any type of network, including a local area network (LAN) or awide area network (WAN), or the connection may be made to an externalcomputer (for example, through the Internet using an Internet ServiceProvider).

A network is a collection of links and nodes (e.g., multiple computersand/or other devices connected together) arranged so that informationmay be passed from one part of the network to another over multiplelinks and through various nodes. Examples of networks include theInternet, the public switched telephone network, the global Telexnetwork, computer networks (e.g., an intranet, an extranet, a local-areanetwork, or a wide-area network), wired networks, and wireless networks.

The Internet is a worldwide network of computers and computer networksarranged to allow the easy and robust exchange of information betweencomputer users. Hundreds of millions of people around the world haveaccess to computers connected to the Internet via Internet ServiceProviders (ISPs). Content providers (e.g., website owners or operators)place multimedia information (e.g., text, graphics, audio, video,animation, and other forms of data) at specific locations on theInternet referred to as webpages. Websites comprise a collection ofconnected, or otherwise related, webpages. The combination of all thewebsites and their corresponding webpages on the Internet is generallyknown as the World Wide Web (WWW) or simply the Web.

Aspects of the present invention are described below with reference toflowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams of methods, apparatus(systems) and computer program products according to embodiments of theinvention. It will be understood that each block of the flowchartillustrations and/or block diagrams, and combinations of blocks in theflowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams, can be implemented bycomputer program instructions. These computer program instructions maybe provided to a processor of a general purpose computer, specialpurpose computer, or other programmable data processing apparatus toproduce a machine, such that the instructions, which execute via theprocessor of the computer or other programmable data processingapparatus, create means for implementing the functions/acts specified inthe flowchart and/or block diagram block or blocks.

The flowchart and block diagrams in the figures illustrate thearchitecture, functionality, and operation of possible implementationsof systems, methods and computer program products according to variousembodiments. In this regard, each block in the flowchart or blockdiagrams may represent a module, segment, or portion of code, whichcomprises one or more executable instructions for implementing thespecified logical function(s). It should also be noted that, in somealternative implementations, the functions noted in the block may occurout of the order noted in the figures. For example, two blocks shown insuccession may, in fact, be executed substantially concurrently, or theblocks may sometimes be executed in the reverse order, depending uponthe functionality involved. It will also be noted that each block of theblock diagrams and/or flowchart illustration, and combinations of blocksin the block diagrams and/or flowchart illustration, can be implementedby special purpose hardware-based systems that perform the specifiedfunctions or acts, or combinations of special purpose hardware andcomputer instructions.

These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computerreadable medium that can direct a computer, other programmable dataprocessing apparatus, or other devices to function in a particularmanner, such that the instructions stored in the computer readablemedium produce an article of manufacture including instructions whichimplement the function/act specified in the flowchart and/or blockdiagram block or blocks.

Further, although process steps, method steps, algorithms or the likemay be described in a sequential order, such processes, methods andalgorithms may be configured to work in alternate orders. In otherwords, any sequence or order of steps that may be described does notnecessarily indicate a requirement that the steps be performed in thatorder. The steps of processes described herein may be performed in anyorder practical. Further, some steps may be performed simultaneously.

It will be readily apparent that the various methods and algorithmsdescribed herein may be implemented by, e.g., appropriately programmedgeneral purpose computers and computing devices. Typically a processor(e.g., a microprocessor) will receive instructions from a memory or likedevice, and execute those instructions, thereby performing a processdefined by those instructions. Further, programs that implement suchmethods and algorithms may be stored and transmitted using a variety ofknown media.

When a single device or article is described herein, it will be readilyapparent that more than one device/article (whether or not theycooperate) may be used in place of a single device/article. Similarly,where more than one device or article is described herein (whether ornot they cooperate), it will be readily apparent that a singledevice/article may be used in place of the more than one device orarticle.

The functionality and/or the features of a device may be alternativelyembodied by one or more other devices which are not explicitly describedas having such functionality/features. Thus, other embodiments of thepresent invention need not include the device itself.

The term “computer-readable medium” as used herein refers to any mediumthat participates in providing data (e.g., instructions) which may beread by a computer, a processor or a like device. Such a medium may takemany forms, including but not limited to, non-volatile media, volatilemedia, and transmission media. Non-volatile media include, for example,optical or magnetic disks and other persistent memory. Volatile mediainclude dynamic random access memory (DRAM), which typically constitutesthe main memory. Transmission media include coaxial cables, copper wireand fiber optics, including the wires that comprise a system bus coupledto the processor. Transmission media may include or convey acousticwaves, light waves and electromagnetic emissions, such as thosegenerated during radio frequency (RF) and infrared (IR) datacommunications. Common forms of computer-readable media include, forexample, a floppy disk, a flexible disk, hard disk, magnetic tape, anyother magnetic medium, a CD-ROM, DVD, any other optical medium, punchcards, paper tape, any other physical medium with patterns of holes, aRAM, a PROM, an EPROM, a FLASH-EEPROM, removable media, flash memory, a“memory stick”, any other memory chip or cartridge, a carrier wave asdescribed hereinafter, or any other medium from which a computer canread.

Various forms of computer readable media may be involved in carryingsequences of instructions to a processor. For example, sequences ofinstruction (i) may be delivered from RAM to a processor, (ii) may becarried over a wireless transmission medium, and/or (iii) may beformatted according to numerous formats, standards or protocols, such asBluetooth, TDMA, CDMA, 3G.

Where databases are described, it will be understood by one of ordinaryskill in the art that (i) alternative database structures to thosedescribed may be readily employed, (ii) other memory structures besidesdatabases may be readily employed. Any schematic illustrations andaccompanying descriptions of any sample databases presented herein areexemplary arrangements for stored representations of information. Anynumber of other arrangements may be employed besides those suggested bythe tables shown. Similarly, any illustrated entries of the databasesrepresent exemplary information only; those skilled in the art willunderstand that the number and content of the entries can be differentfrom those illustrated herein. Further, despite any depiction of thedatabases as tables, an object-based model could be used to store andmanipulate the data types of the present invention and likewise, objectmethods or behaviors can be used to implement the processes of thepresent invention.

A “computer system” may refer to a system having one or more computers,where each computer may include a computer-readable medium embodyingsoftware to operate the computer or one or more of its components.Examples of a computer system may include: a distributed computer systemfor processing information via computer systems linked by a network; twoor more computer systems connected together via a network fortransmitting and/or receiving information between the computer systems;a computer system including two or more processors within a singlecomputer; and one or more apparatuses and/or one or more systems thatmay accept data, may process data in accordance with one or more storedsoftware programs, may generate results, and typically may includeinput, output, storage, arithmetic, logic, and control units.

A “network” may refer to a number of computers and associated devicesthat may be connected by communication facilities. A network may involvepermanent connections such as cables or temporary connections such asthose made through telephone or other communication links. A network mayfurther include hard-wired connections (e.g., coaxial cable, twistedpair, optical fiber, waveguides, etc.) and/or wireless connections(e.g., radio frequency waveforms, free-space optical waveforms, acousticwaveforms, etc.). Examples of a network may include: an internet, suchas the Internet; an intranet; a local area network (LAN); a wide areanetwork (WAN); and a combination of networks, such as an internet and anintranet.

As used herein, the “client-side” application should be broadlyconstrued to refer to an application, a page associated with thatapplication, or some other resource or function invoked by a client-siderequest to the application. A “browser” as used herein is not intendedto refer to any specific browser (e.g., Internet Explorer, Safari,FireFox, or the like), but should be broadly construed to refer to anyclient-side rendering engine that can access and displayInternet-accessible resources. A “rich” client typically refers to anon-HTTP based client-side application, such as an SSH or CFIS client.Further, while typically the client-server interactions occur usingHTTP, this is not a limitation either. The client server interaction maybe formatted to conform to the Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) andtravel over HTTP (over the public Internet), FTP, or any other reliabletransport mechanism (such as IBM® MQSeries® technologies and CORBA, fortransport over an enterprise intranet) may be used. Any application orfunctionality described herein may be implemented as native code, byproviding hooks into another application, by facilitating use of themechanism as a plug-in, by linking to the mechanism, and the like.

Exemplary networks may operate with any of a number of protocols, suchas Internet protocol (IP), asynchronous transfer mode (ATM), and/orsynchronous optical network (SONET), user datagram protocol (UDP), IEEE802.x, etc.

Embodiments of the present invention may include apparatuses forperforming the operations disclosed herein. An apparatus may bespecially constructed for the desired purposes, or it may comprise ageneral-purpose device selectively activated or reconfigured by aprogram stored in the device.

Embodiments of the invention may also be implemented in one or acombination of hardware, firmware, and software. They may be implementedas instructions stored on a machine-readable medium, which may be readand executed by a computing platform to perform the operations describedherein.

More specifically, as will be appreciated by one skilled in the art,aspects of the present invention may be embodied as a system, method orcomputer program product. Accordingly, aspects of the present inventionmay take the form of an entirely hardware embodiment, an entirelysoftware embodiment (including firmware, resident software, micro-code,etc.) or an embodiment combining software and hardware aspects that mayall generally be referred to herein as a “circuit,” “module” or“system.” Furthermore, aspects of the present invention may take theform of a computer program product embodied in one or more computerreadable medium(s) having computer readable program code embodiedthereon.

In the following description and claims, the terms “computer programmedium” and “computer readable medium” may be used to generally refer tomedia such as, but not limited to, removable storage drives, a hard diskinstalled in hard disk drive, and the like. These computer programproducts may provide software to a computer system. Embodiments of theinvention may be directed to such computer program products.

An algorithm is here, and generally, considered to be a self-consistentsequence of acts or operations leading to a desired result. Theseinclude physical manipulations of physical quantities. Usually, thoughnot necessarily, these quantities take the form of electrical ormagnetic signals capable of being stored, transferred, combined,compared, and otherwise manipulated. It has proven convenient at times,principally for reasons of common usage, to refer to these signals asbits, values, elements, symbols, characters, terms, numbers or the like.It should be understood, however, that all of these and similar termsare to be associated with the appropriate physical quantities and aremerely convenient labels applied to these quantities.

Unless specifically stated otherwise, and as may be apparent from thefollowing description and claims, it should be appreciated thatthroughout the specification descriptions utilizing terms such as“processing,” “computing,” “calculating,” “determining,” or the like,refer to the action and/or processes of a computer or computing system,or similar electronic computing device, that manipulate and/or transformdata represented as physical, such as electronic, quantities within thecomputing system's registers and/or memories into other data similarlyrepresented as physical quantities within the computing system'smemories, registers or other such information storage, transmission ordisplay devices.

Additionally, the phrase “configured to” or “operable for” can includegeneric structure (e.g., generic circuitry) that is manipulated bysoftware and/or firmware (e.g., an FPGA or a general-purpose processorexecuting software) to operate in a manner that is capable of performingthe task(s) at issue. “Configured to” may also include adapting amanufacturing process (e.g., a semiconductor fabrication facility) tofabricate devices (e.g., integrated circuits) that are adapted toimplement or perform one or more tasks.

In a similar manner, the term “processor” may refer to any device orportion of a device that processes electronic data from registers and/ormemory to transform that electronic data into other electronic data thatmay be stored in registers and/or memory. A “computing platform” maycomprise one or more processors.

Embodiments within the scope of the present disclosure may also includetangible and/or non-transitory computer-readable storage media forcarrying or having computer-executable instructions or data structuresstored thereon. Such non-transitory computer-readable storage media canbe any available media that can be accessed by a general purpose orspecial purpose computer, including the functional design of any specialpurpose processor as discussed above. By way of example, and notlimitation, such non-transitory computer-readable media can include RAM,ROM, EEPROM, CD-ROM or other optical disk storage, magnetic disk storageor other magnetic storage devices, or any other medium which can be usedto carry or store desired program code means in the form ofcomputer-executable instructions, data structures, or processor chipdesign. When information is transferred or provided over a network oranother communications connection (either hardwired, wireless, orcombination thereof) to a computer, the computer properly views theconnection as a computer-readable medium. Thus, any such connection isproperly termed a computer-readable medium. Combinations of the aboveshould also be included within the scope of the computer-readable media.

While a non-transitory computer readable medium includes, but is notlimited to, a hard drive, compact disc, flash memory, volatile memory,random access memory, magnetic memory, optical memory, semiconductorbased memory, phase change memory, optical memory, periodicallyrefreshed memory, and the like; the non-transitory computer readablemedium, however, does not include a pure transitory signal per se; i.e.,where the medium itself is transitory.

As is well known to those skilled in the art many careful considerationsand compromises typically must be made when designing for the optimalmanufacture of a commercial implementation any system, and inparticular, the embodiments of the present invention. A commercialimplementation in accordance with the spirit and teachings of thepresent invention may configured according to the needs of theparticular application, whereby any aspect(s), feature(s), function(s),result(s), component(s), approach(es), or step(s) of the teachingsrelated to any described embodiment of the present invention may besuitably omitted, included, adapted, mixed and matched, or improvedand/or optimized by those skilled in the art, using their average skillsand known techniques, to achieve the desired implementation thataddresses the needs of the particular application.

The Light-Life Application may be used to relieve long waiting lines atvenues, poor customer service, lack of information on products or thelocations of products or services, and location awareness utilizingbeacon and marketing technologies. The essential backbone, orfundamental core property, of the Light-Life Application is the use ofbeacon technology to track and better serve customers through the use ofa mobile, or computing, software application. The use of beacon andmarketing technologies deployed on mobile and computing devices mayallow venues the ability to balance customer wait times at theirlocation and may also provide marketing, processing, and information tothe user. The Light-Life application may be used to locate users andprocess user payments thereby reducing wait lines at venues to afraction of the time compared to normal processes, which may allowvenues to drive more sales during peak times; which in return providesbetter customer service to the user. The venue utilizing the Light-LifeApplication may have the ability to restore the fun into coming into aphysical store, or venue location, by providing updated products withlocation data and new informational messages to the user as the usermoves about the venue. Thus the store will have a way to communicate tocustomers via mobile devices.

The Light-Life Application may offer and provide a connective atmospherethrough the use of beacon technologies combined with mobile phones to avenue or individual in order to connect with their customers at anylocation. The application may perform payment processing, and provideall services through use of an Information Technology (IT) Company toprovide user friendly services and products to customers, who with easemay press, or touch prompts on their mobile device to access informationon various services and products.

Utilizing beacon technologies to connect customers to a venues onlinestore while they are in the venue location may allow the venue toprovide all products and services to the customer. The Light-Lifeapplication may allow users the ability to process payments and orderson their own with access to the venue data, thereby reducing customerwait times by prioritizing customers who have paid by mobile device, andsubsequently relaying this demographical information to the venue. Withthe use of beacon technology, the venue will know where the userrequested the service or product and will be able to deliver therequest. The venue may be able to set zones for services, marketing, andeven venue information on products and services.

The Light-Life Application may be developed through agile developmentand testing cycle processes to ensure all features and implementationsperform successfully. The agile development and testing cycle'sprocesses includes geo-fencing and software debugging which may allowthe Light-Life Application to work as designed for all venues of allsizes including any multiplicity of floors. The Light-Life Applicationmay be extremely easy to install and configure, such that beacon sensorsmay be sent directly to your store and configured to your venue. Thevenue may be sent an email/text link to download the Light-LifeApplication from your perspective device, along with instructions on howto configure the application to your liking. Training may also beprovided for the new system following the delivery of the application.Core features of Light-Life Application may be available for our launchdate in the third quarter of 2015. Additional services will be availablefollowing months after.

The application may run on all mobile platforms that have the ability toaccess our beacons. Venues and users may set service zones or triggeractions when entering in a geographical area. Light-Life Applicationsystem may also be used outside in large open spaces as long as ourbeacons are available. As the user walks about the store or area,information such as where the specific user is located and what productsand services are available at that location may be displayed on theuser's mobile device. Users may also have the ability to scan productsand receive information about pricing and actions they can take.

Light-Life Application was designed with a type of venue location map ordevice that is able to locate itself in an open space. In utilizingbeacon technology, we are able to map out venues and set zones in orderto connect all users to a connected atmosphere. Light-Life Applicationmay be able to address the users cases, whereby users only need to entertheir information and turn on the application in order to be grantedaccess to products and services that can be delivered either with orwithout QR codes or table numbers, whereby, it should be appreciatedthat the methods employed provide an increase in users mobile phonebattery life by reducing the amount of drainage.

The Light-Life Application may incorporate a low cost alternative toemploying an IT Department for all your technical needs, and alsoprovide increased customer sales and volume, higher demands and salesvolumes through mobile payments, and increased productivity throughrecord keeping and customer order tracking.

The Light-Life Application may incorporate Geo-fencing to allow venuesto find and/or deliver goods and services to customers efficiently byproviding real time targeting of customers and marketing. The Light-LifeApplication may provide improved customer experiences, customer serviceand customer knowledge-base while also incorporating helpful data todrive sales with the use of key satisfaction metrics. Other addedbenefits of the Light-Life Application may include, for example, withoutlimitation, fraud reduction capabilities, higher sales volumes throughfaster customer order processing, driving and retaining loyal clientele,geo-fencing, venue analytics, and a connected atmosphere comprisingcustomers, services representatives, peers, social networks, and POSsystems.

The user/customer may need to download the application and give theLight-Life Application access to the device functions through the use ofmobile application and beacon technology. Light-Life Application maysend information to the user/customer when they are either searching fora product at a location or want a product delivered to their location.The user may also receive information about products and services atthat location. The user/customer may also scan bar codes using theirmobile devices to get additional information on individual products.User/Customers may also make requests for services at the location theyare at and send messages to friends and groups/users at the venueincluding set zones to meet or service zones.

User/Customers may have a profile and be able to upload media files tothe Light-Life Application and also have access to the social mediamarket. User/Customers may keep media private or share with friends onthe application. As the User/Customer moves about, they obtain settingsthat may allow the users to search for our beacon or to sleep. Theseservices may be used and calculated in business logic with the use ofour application. With the addition of beacon technology, Light-LifeApplication may be able to have different triggers set by geo-fencing.Any combination of Light-Life Application includes our servicesincorporating and using algorithms and business logic for B2B.Light-Life Application may be singly packaged as a mobile application toinclude what venues and business are looking for and can afford withinan Information Technology Company. The user may open the Light-LifeApplication and as they walk into a venue; the application will updatewith the services of the venue they are currently in. The user alongwith the venue may set service zones or zones where friends can meet, orgift products or services from the application, as well as send messagesto peers in a location, or to peers in another location. Theuser/customer may send queried information regarding their favoritesong(s)/media to be requested from a DJ, whereby the DJ may have aconnection with listeners or user/customers.

Light-Life Application may comprise a multiplicity of objectives forimproving response time for customer questions, improving uponweaknesses in upsell/cross-sell volumes, enhancing buying experiences,and providing world class marketing and IT solutions using geo-fencingwith personalized alerts, increasing customer behavioral knowledge, andvenue analytics. Light-Life Application may also comprise a multiplicityof objectives for reducing time to close and process sales, rapidtraining for staff on the new application system, and providingeffective loyalty programs, and cross platform access which includesIOS, Android, Windows Phone and Blackberry, as well as providingreduction of fraud with ID's, by way of example and not limitation, lostcustomer ID's, and payment forms. The Light-Life Application may providea connected environment and an enhanced relationship with bartenders,servers, DJ's and fellow peers.

The Light-Life Application platform may create a geo-fence in a venue.The application platform may provide more services to a business byrelaying information and processing payments efficiently with the usesof data. Other variations of Light-Life Application may be venues whoattempt to add some creative features or services to an existingplatform, with the uses of beacon technology. Light-Life Applicationuser/customers may move about as the application updates products andservices while the user changes locations. Light-Life Application maygive user/customers the ability to track any person or product location.

It is contemplated that proposed pricing for Light-Life Application areestimates for the services discussed, and not a warranty of finalpricing. Estimates may be subject to change if project specificationsare changed or costs for outsourced services change before a contract isexecuted. The Light-Life Application may incorporate pricing that mayinclude the following packaged services:

Package One—Open/Close tabs, Process Payments, Remote Server, BarMassager, and Gift Drinks, Social Media access to all networks includingthe Night-Life and Location Awareness with geo fencing.

Package Two—The services provided in Package One plus Loyalty Programs,Mobile Marketing and Inventory Tracking.

Package Three—The services provided in Packages One and Two, plus BarAnalytics.

FIG. 1 illustrates a detailed perspective view of an exemplaryLife-Light Application, in accordance with an embodiment of the presentinvention. In one embodiment, the Life-Light Application 100 comprises asmartphone application 105 which incorporates a location tracking device110 by which user's purchase. A integrated order management systemserver 115 may comprise, for example, without limitation, a store orvenue menus and locations. An order display system 120 may beincorporated at the venue location to allow personnel to view user'spurchases or requests, thereby allowing efficient and timely processingof customer order requests. The integrated order management systemserver 115 may comprise integrated functions to include for example,without limitation, a store's menu 125 and location lookup data 130thereby allowing a user to access smartphone application 105 and viewvenue menus and location data.

FIGS. 2A and 2B illustrate an exemplary software module architecture ofa system for a Light-Life Application platform that enables the deliveryof necessary products and services, in accordance with an embodiment ofthe present invention. Referring now to FIG. 2A, Life-Light Application100 may comprise a Life-Light Application Database 202 connected to WebServer 204 to allow User/Customer 206 and Venues 208 to access theLight-Life Application platform for products, services, and locationdata. Web Server 204 may interact with a Location Awareness Module 210which may allow a venue to track users and establish connections withthem. The Location Awareness Module 210 may track customers and notifythem when they exit a service zone, and may also close tabsautomatically when the user leaves a service zone, is inactive for apredetermined period of time, or logs out of the Light-Life Application100. Users may be able to, for example, without limitation, locatefriends, create groups, set service zones, and place settings forclosing tabs. Location Awareness Database 212 may save for example,without limitation, the locations of friends, created groups, setservice zones, and place settings for closing tabs.

In some embodiments, an Open Tab/Close Tab Module 214 may provide aservice that allows a venue to process customer's requests who orderproducts at, for example, without limitation, a bar, a restaurant, orvenue's store, which may include a list of different types of alcoholicdrinks, specials, top drinks, food, and recently placed orders from thatspecific venue and/or other products tailored to the venue's market. Inaddition, information may be added and removed by each individual venue.The application will update the menu if the User/Customer 206 changeslocation to another venue. In addition, card information, profileinformation, and a picture may be displayed including a random symbolwhen delivering products. Users may be able to scan a bar code on theback of their ID, or enter required information, to order drinks orfood. This information may be saved within an Open Tab/Close TabDatabase 216.

In some embodiments, User/Customer 206 may also be able to create aprofile and send requests/gifts to friends via a Bar Messenger Module218, which may utilize any plurality of payment processing procedures. ABar Messenger Database 220 may store order request results and have theability to recognize specific User/Customer 206 purchase requesthistories. This service includes an application messenger whereUser/Customer 206 may message or geographically find fellow friends,peers, or associates at a location utilizing Location Awareness Module210 and Location Awareness Database 212. Bar Messenger Database 220 mayalso provide, for example, without limitation, capabilities to locatepeers and send custom messages when a party arrives to a location, orsending notifications directly through the Light-Life Application 100.User/Customer 206 may also be able to create a profile and send requeststo friends to download the Light-Life Application 100 and/or receivegift drinks, or gift food items.

In some embodiments, Light-Life Application 100 may comprise a RemoteServer (Service Rep) Module 222 which may provide a service that useslocation awareness to allow Venues 208 to locate a User/Customer 206 whomakes a request for products or services; and track the User/Customer206 down to a locational measurement based upon feet through their cellphone signal GPS/Blue-tooth transmissions. In utilizing these services,if needed, the Venue 208 may assign service location zones via LocationAwareness Module 210. All open/close tab services are displayed, UserProfile and Order information including random symbols when delivering.May allow Venues 208 to use Location Awareness Module 210, to locate aUser/Customer 206 who makes a request, to track the user down to anaccuracy of, for example, without limitation, a vicinity of 2-5 feet viathe User/Customer 206 mobile phone GPS/Blue-tooth transmissions.

In some embodiments, Light-Life Application 100 may comprise a MobileMarketing Module 226 which may provide a service that allows Venues 208to send messages to User/Customer 206 in real time about services,promotion's and even venue information. This information may also beintegrated and used with Location Awareness Module 210 and LocationAwareness Database 212. A Mobile Marketing Database 228 may saveinformation a User/Customer 206 likes, or dislikes, based uponUser/Customer feedback responses to Mobile Marketing Module 226.

In some embodiments, Light-Life Application 100 may comprise a GiftDrinks Module 230 which may provide a service that allows Light-LifeApplication users to send other User/Customer 206 drinks through aprofile name or user name. Profile information may be displayed, or notdisplayed, whereby users may have the option to turn on/off the abilityto send drinks or receive drinks Gift Drinks Module 230 may also add anypurchased products to the User/Customer 206 tab.

In some embodiments, Light-Life Application 100 may comprise anInventory Tracking Module 234 which may allow bar tenders and server repto notate which items are out of stock or need to be restocked at thebar or venue. The Inventory Tracking Module 234 may comprise a preloadedlist of drinks and/or products that either displays different types ofhard liquor, for example, without limitation, a mobile liquor store.This feature may update itself, for example, without limitation, everyday, and display items that currently available as well as items thatare out of stock, or greyed out. The Inventory Tracking Module 234 mayalso provide recommendations on what a User/Customer 206 should trybased off Venue suggestions, should a specific drink or product beunavailable, or if a User/Customer 206 would like to try somethingdifferent, or make a recommendation to a friend. User/Customer 206 mayalso scan, or take pictures, or query products to search for or findinformation on the location or information of the product(s) available,tailored to the venue's market.

Referring now to FIG. 2B, in some embodiments, Light-Life Application100 may comprise a Payment Module 238 which may provide a service thatallows User/Customer 206 to enter their card information and pay fortheir tab and/or buy products. The Payment Module 238 service may beaccessed across the Light-Life Application 100 and may also include theUser/Customer 206 profile information which may allow otherUser/Customers to identify users they know or whom they are looking for.A Payment Database 240 may provide records of past purchases toUser/Customer 206.

In some embodiments, Light-Life Application 100 may comprise a LoyaltyProgram Module 242 which may provide a service that gives the Venues 208access to an awards program whereby User/Customer's 206 can earn pointsat their location and other locations as well based upon, for example,without limitation, frequency of visits to a venue, amount of purchases,or the amount of referrals provided or in app games such as, trivia orbar games. All User/Customer's 206 may be defaulted into the Light-LifeApplication 100 Loyalty Program if the Venue does not opt into their ownLoyalty Program. These points may be used to redeem products andservices from the Blue Nova Technology, LLC providing Light-LifeApplication 100 or from the Venues 208.

In some embodiments, Light-Life Application 100 may comprise a DJ (MusicCoordinator) Module which may provide a service that allows the Venues208 to connect all User/Customer's 206 to the DJ for purposes ofrequesting songs, as well as ranking songs. User/Customer 206 may beable to query, and/or upload media to a database whereby they may alsosend messages to the DJ. This information is sent to the DJ whoseprofile is shown to users logged into Light-Life Application 100.

In some embodiments, Light-Life Application 100 may comprise aSocialMedia Module 250 which may allow users to post messages to theirfavorite social media site and also allow the ability to upload mediafiles to the Light-Life Application 100. This feature may also createthreads within the application where a User/Customer 206 can share mediafiles with any multiplicity users. These media files may be uploaded toall social media sites if the User/Customer allows it. The Light-LifeApplication 100 Social Media Module 250 may allow User/Customer's 206 tokeep all media files on the Light-Life Application 100 through theSocial Media Database 252, unless allowed to post to other social mediasites, thereby creating a separate social media avenue forUser/Customers who want to share this information, but privately storethem in a separate location.

In some embodiments, Light-Life Application 100 may comprise a BarAnalytics Module 254 which may provide the venue data on theinterworking's and atmosphere at their location. Bar Analytics Module254 may provide information on sales and orders to assist a Venuelocation to actively manage sales and traffic. Bar Analytics Module 254may also provide details as to what type of services and productsUser/Customers 206 demand. Loyalty program information and marketinginformation may also be available. With the use of Inventory Tracking,the Bar Analytics Module 254 may assist in restocking items that are outof stock, and keep track of and save all product inventory andinformation within a Bar Analytics Database 256.

FIG. 3 illustrates an exemplary software module architecture of a systemfor a Light-Life application depicting a conventional client/servercommunication system, in accordance with an embodiment of the presentinvention.

In one embodiment, communication system 300 includes a multiplicity ofnetworked regions with a sampling of regions denoted as a network region302 and a network region 303, a global network 306 and a multiplicity ofservers with a sampling of servers denoted as a server device 308 and aserver device 310.

In the present embodiment, network region 302 and network region 304 mayoperate to represent a network contained within a geographical area orregion. Non-limiting examples of representations for the geographicalareas for the networked regions may include postal zip codes, telephonearea codes, states, counties, cities and countries. Elements withinnetwork region 302 and 304 may operate to communicate with externalelements within other networked regions or within elements containedwithin the same network region.

In one embodiment, global network 306 may operate as the Internet. Itwill be understood by those skilled in the art that communication system300 may take many different forms. Non-limiting examples of forms forcommunication system 300 include local area networks (LANs), wide areanetworks (WANs), wired telephone networks, cellular telephone networksor any other network supporting data communication between respectiveentities via hardwired or wireless communication networks. Globalnetwork 306 may operate to transfer information between the variousnetworked elements.

In one embodiment, server device 308 and server device 310 may operateto execute software instructions, store information, support databaseoperations and communicate with other networked elements. Non-limitingexamples of software and scripting languages which may be executed onserver device 308 and server device 310 include C, C++, C# and Java.

In one embodiment, network region 302 may operate to communicatebi-directionally with global network 306 via a communication channel312. Network region 304 may operate to communicate bi-directionally withglobal network 306 via a communication channel 314. Server device 308may operate to communicate bi-directionally with global network 306 viaa communication channel 316. Server device 310 may operate tocommunicate bi-directionally with global network 306 via a communicationchannel 318. Network region 302 and 304, global network 306 and serverdevices 308 and 310 may operate to communicate with each other and withevery other networked device located within communication system 300.

In one embodiment server device 308 includes a networking device 320 anda server 322. Networking device 320 may operate to communicatebi-directionally with global network 306 via communication channel 316and with server 322 via a communication channel 324. Server 322 mayoperate to execute software instructions and store information.

In one embodiment, network region 302 includes a multiplicity of clientswith a sampling denoted as a client 326 and a client 328. Client 326includes a networking device 334, a processor 336, a GUI 338 and aninterface device 340. Non-limiting examples of devices for GUI 348include monitors, televisions, cellular telephones, smartphones and PDAs(Personal Digital Assistants). Non-limiting examples of interface device340 include pointing device, mouse, trackball, scanner and printer.Networking device 334 may communicate bi-directionally with globalnetwork 306 via communication channel 312 and with processor 336 via acommunication channel 342. GUI 338 may receive information fromprocessor 336 via a communication channel 344 for presentation to a userfor viewing. Interface device 340 may operate to send controlinformation to processor 336 and to receive information from processor336 via a communication channel 346. Network region 304 includes amultiplicity of clients with a sampling denoted as a client 330 and aclient 332. Client 330 includes a networking device 348, a processor350, a GUI 352 and an interface device 354. Non-limiting examples ofdevices for GUI 338 include monitors, televisions, cellular telephones,smartphones and PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants). Non-limitingexamples of interface device 340 include pointing devices, mousse,trackballs, scanners and printers. Networking device 348 may communicatebi-directionally with global network 306 via communication channel 314and with processor 350 via a communication channel 356. GUI 352 mayreceive information from processor 350 via a communication channel 358for presentation to a user for viewing. Interface device 354 may operateto send control information to processor 350 and to receive informationfrom processor 350 via a communication channel 360.

For example, consider the case where a user interfacing with client 326may want to execute a networked application. A user may enter the IP(Internet Protocol) address for the networked application usinginterface device 340. The IP address information may be communicated toprocessor 336 via communication channel 346. Processor 336 may thencommunicate the IP address information to networking device 334 viacommunication channel 342. Networking device 334 may then communicatethe IP address information to global network 306 via communicationchannel 312. Global network 306 may then communicate the IP addressinformation to networking device 320 of server device 308 viacommunication channel 316. Networking device 320 may then communicatethe IP address information to server 322 via communication channel 324.Server 322 may receive the IP address information and after processingthe IP address information may communicate return information tonetworking device 320 via communication channel 324. Networking device320 may communicate the return information to global network 306 viacommunication channel 316. Global network 306 may communicate the returninformation to networking device 334 via communication channel 312.Networking device 334 may communicate the return information toprocessor 336 via communication channel 342. Processor 396 maycommunicate the return information to GUI 398 via communication channel344. User may then view the return information on GUI 338.

FIG. 4 illustrates an exemplary general computer software modulearchitecture of a system for a Light-Life application for aweb-enabled/networked application platform by which a client/serversystem may be used, in accordance with an embodiment of the presentinvention.

In one embodiment, Communication system 400 includes a multiplicity ofclients with a sampling of clients denoted as a client 402 and a client404, a multiplicity of local networks with a sampling of networksdenoted as a local network 406 and a local network 408, a global network410 and a multiplicity of servers with a sampling of servers denoted asa server 412 and a server 414.

In one embodiment, Client 402 may communicate bi-directionally withlocal network 406 via a communication channel 416. Client 404 maycommunicate bi-directionally with local network 408 via a communicationchannel 418. Local network 406 may communicate bi-directionally withglobal network 410 via a communication channel 420. Local network 408may communicate bi-directionally with global network 410 via acommunication channel 422. Global network 410 may communicatebi-directionally with server 412 and server 414 via a communicationchannel 424. Server 412 and server 414 may communicate bi-directionallywith each other via communication channel 424. Furthermore, clients 402,404, local networks 406, 408, global network 410 and servers 412, 414may each communicate bi-directionally with each other.

In one embodiment, global network 410 may operate as the Internet. Itwill be understood by those skilled in the art that communication system400 may take many different forms. Non-limiting examples of forms forcommunication system 400 include local area networks (LANs), wide areanetworks (WANs), wired telephone networks, wireless networks, or anyother network supporting data communication between respective entities.

In one embodiment, Clients 402 and 404 may take many different forms.Non-limiting examples of clients 402 and 404 include personal computers,personal digital assistants (PDAs), cellular phones and smartphones.

In one embodiment, Client 402 includes a CPU 426, a pointing device 428,a keyboard 430, a microphone 432, a printer 434, a memory 436, a massmemory storage 438, a GUI 440, a video camera 442, an input/outputinterface 444 and a network interface 446.

CPU 426, pointing device 428, keyboard 430, microphone 432, printer 434,memory 436, mass memory storage 438, GUI 440, video camera 442,input/output interface 444 and network interface 446 may communicate ina unidirectional manner or a bi-directional manner with each other via acommunication channel 448. Communication channel 448 may be configuredas a single communication channel or a multiplicity of communicationchannels.

In one embodiment, CPU 426 may be comprised of a single processor ormultiple processors. CPU 426 may be of various types includingmicro-controllers (e.g., with embedded RAM/ROM) and microprocessors suchas programmable devices (e.g., RISC or SISC based, or CPLDs and FPGAs)and devices not capable of being programmed such as gate array ASICs(Application Specific Integrated Circuits) or general purposemicroprocessors.

As is well known in the art, memory 436 is used typically to transferdata and instructions to CPU 426 in a bi-directional manner. Memory 436,as discussed previously, may include any suitable computer-readablemedia, intended for data storage, such as those described aboveexcluding any wired or wireless transmissions unless specifically noted.Mass memory storage 438 may also be coupled bi-directionally to CPU 426and provides additional data storage capacity and may include any of thecomputer-readable media described above. Mass memory storage 438 may beused to store programs, data and the like and is typically a secondarystorage medium such as a hard disk. It will be appreciated that theinformation retained within mass memory storage 438, may, in appropriatecases, be incorporated in standard fashion as part of memory 436 asvirtual memory.

In one embodiment, CPU 426 may be coupled to GUI 440. GUI 440 enables auser to view the operation of computer operating system and software.CPU 426 may be coupled to pointing device 428. Non-limiting examples ofpointing device 428 include computer mouse, trackball and touchpad.Pointing device 428 enables a user with the capability to maneuver acomputer cursor about the viewing area of GUI 440 and select areas orfeatures in the viewing area of GUI 440. CPU 426 may be coupled tokeyboard 430. Keyboard 430 enables a user with the capability to inputalphanumeric textual information to CPU 426. CPU 426 may be coupled tomicrophone 432. Microphone 432 enables audio produced by a user to berecorded, processed and communicated by CPU 426. CPU 426 may beconnected to printer 434. Printer 434 enables a user with the capabilityto print information to a sheet of paper. CPU 426 may be connected tovideo camera 442. Video camera 442 enables video produced or captured byuser to be recorded, processed and communicated by CPU 426.

In one embodiment, CPU 426 may also be coupled to input/output interface444 that connects to one or more input/output devices such as such asCD-ROM, video monitors, track balls, mice, keyboards, microphones,touch-sensitive displays, transducer card readers, magnetic or papertape readers, tablets, styluses, voice or handwriting recognizers, orother well-known input devices such as, of course, other computers.

In yet another embodiment, CPU 426 optionally may be coupled to networkinterface 446 which enables communication with an external device suchas a database or a computer or telecommunications or internet networkusing an external connection shown generally as communication channel416, which may be implemented as a hardwired or wireless communicationslink using suitable conventional technologies. With such a connection,CPU 426 might receive information from the network, or might outputinformation to a network in the course of performing the method stepsdescribed in the teachings of the present invention.

Those skilled in the art, in light of the present teachings, willreadily recognize that the steps described in the previous process maybe performed in a different order and in some cases steps may be omittedor added. For example, without limitation, some embodiments may notimplement an identifying sequence, but rather a generation sequence.Also, the user may be asked to create a password at the same time thatthe account is created rather than later in the process. In alternativeembodiments, the software can be installed to send verifyingdocumentation data to the server, and the user can interact with thesystem without setting up a username and password on the web site ormobile application.

All the features disclosed in this specification, including anyaccompanying abstract and drawings, may be replaced by alternativefeatures serving the same, equivalent or similar purpose, unlessexpressly stated otherwise. Thus, unless expressly stated otherwise,each feature disclosed is one example only of a generic series ofequivalent or similar features.

It will be further apparent to those skilled in the art that at least aportion of the novel method steps and/or system components of thepresent invention may be practiced and/or located in location(s)possibly outside the jurisdiction of the United States of America (USA),whereby it will be accordingly readily recognized that at least a subsetof the novel method steps and/or system components in the foregoingembodiments must be practiced within the jurisdiction of the USA for thebenefit of an entity therein or to achieve an object of the presentinvention. Thus, some alternate embodiments of the present invention maybe configured to comprise a smaller subset of the foregoing means forand/or steps described that the applications designer will selectivelydecide, depending upon the practical considerations of the particularimplementation, to carry out and/or locate within the jurisdiction ofthe USA. For example, any of the foregoing described method steps and/orsystem components which may be performed remotely over a network (e.g.,without limitation, a remotely located server) may be performed and/orlocated outside of the jurisdiction of the USA while the remainingmethod steps and/or system components (e.g., without limitation, alocally located client) of the forgoing embodiments are typicallyrequired to be located/performed in the USA for practicalconsiderations. In client-server architectures, a remotely locatedserver typically generates and transmits required information to a USbased client, for use according to the teachings of the presentinvention. Depending upon the needs of the particular application, itwill be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, in light of theteachings of the present invention, which aspects of the presentinvention can or should be located locally and which can or should belocated remotely. Thus, for any claims construction of the followingclaim limitations that are construed under 35 USC §112 (6) it isintended that the corresponding means for and/or steps for carrying outthe claimed function are the ones that are locally implemented withinthe jurisdiction of the USA, while the remaining aspect(s) performed orlocated remotely outside the USA are not intended to be construed under35 USC §112 (6). In some embodiments, the methods and/or systemcomponents which may be located and/or performed remotely include,without limitation: recommended vendor action services via social mediacombined with vendor/operator management programs which result invendor-customer satisfaction and return business, vendor management of aplurality of suppliers and distributors, network planning, design,optimization, and integration and applications support services todeliver innovative customer solutions.

It is noted that according to USA law, all claims must be set forth as acoherent, cooperating set of limitations that work in functionalcombination to achieve a useful result as a whole. Accordingly, for anyclaim having functional limitations interpreted under 35 USC §112 (6)where the embodiment in question is implemented as a client-serversystem with a remote server located outside of the USA, each suchrecited function is intended to mean the function of combining, in alogical manner, the information of that claim limitation with at leastone other limitation of the claim. For example, in client-server systemswhere certain information claimed under 35 USC §112 (6) is/(are)dependent on one or more remote servers located outside the USA, it isintended that each such recited function under 35 USC §112 (6) is to beinterpreted as the function of the local system receiving the remotelygenerated information required by a locally implemented claimlimitation, wherein the structures and or steps which enable, andbreathe life into the expression of such functions claimed under 35 USC§112 (6) are the corresponding steps and/or means located within thejurisdiction of the USA that receive and deliver that information to theclient (e.g., without limitation, client-side processing andtransmission networks in the USA). When this application is prosecutedor patented under a jurisdiction other than the USA, then “USA” in theforegoing should be replaced with the pertinent country or countries orlegal organization(s) having enforceable patent infringementjurisdiction over the present application, and “35 USC §112 (6)” shouldbe replaced with the closest corresponding statute in the patent laws ofsuch pertinent country or countries or legal organization(s).

All the features disclosed in this specification, including anyaccompanying abstract and drawings, may be replaced by alternativefeatures serving the same, equivalent or similar purpose, unlessexpressly stated otherwise. Thus, unless expressly stated otherwise,each feature disclosed is one example only of a generic series ofequivalent or similar features.

It is noted that according to USA law 35 USC §112 (1), all claims mustbe supported by sufficient disclosure in the present patentspecification, and any material known to those skilled in the art neednot be explicitly disclosed. However, 35 USC §112 (6) requires thatstructures corresponding to functional limitations interpreted under 35USC §112 (6) must be explicitly disclosed in the patent specification.Moreover, the USPTO's Examination policy of initially treating andsearching prior art under the broadest interpretation of a “mean for”claim limitation implies that the broadest initial search on 112(6)functional limitation would have to be conducted to support a legallyvalid Examination on that USPTO policy for broadest interpretation of“mean for” claims. Accordingly, the USPTO will have discovered amultiplicity of prior art documents including disclosure of specificstructures and elements which are suitable to act as correspondingstructures to satisfy all functional limitations in the below claimsthat are interpreted under 35 USC §112 (6) when such correspondingstructures are not explicitly disclosed in the foregoing patentspecification. Therefore, for any invention element(s)/structure(s)corresponding to functional claim limitation(s), in the below claimsinterpreted under 35 USC §112 (6), which is/are not explicitly disclosedin the foregoing patent specification, yet do exist in the patent and/ornon-patent documents found during the course of USPTO searching,Applicant(s) incorporate all such functionally corresponding structuresand related enabling material herein by reference for the purpose ofproviding explicit structures that implement the functional meansclaimed. Applicant(s) request(s) that fact finders during any claimsconstruction proceedings and/or examination of patent allowabilityproperly identify and incorporate only the portions of each of thesedocuments discovered during the broadest interpretation search of 35 USC§112 (6) limitation, which exist in at least one of the patent and/ornon-patent documents found during the course of normal USPTO searchingand or supplied to the USPTO during prosecution. Applicant(s) alsoincorporate by reference the bibliographic citation information toidentify all such documents comprising functionally correspondingstructures and related enabling material as listed in any PTO Form-892or likewise any information disclosure statements (IDS) entered into thepresent patent application by the USPTO or Applicant(s) or any 3^(rd)parties. Applicant(s) also reserve its right to later amend the presentapplication to explicitly include citations to such documents and/orexplicitly include the functionally corresponding structures which wereincorporate by reference above.

Thus, for any invention element(s)/structure(s) corresponding tofunctional claim limitation(s), in the below claims, that areinterpreted under 35 USC §112 (6), which is/are not explicitly disclosedin the foregoing patent specification, Applicant(s) have explicitlyprescribed which documents and material to include the otherwise missingdisclosure, and have prescribed exactly which portions of such patentand/or non-patent documents should be incorporated by such reference forthe purpose of satisfying the disclosure requirements of 35 USC §112(6). Applicant(s) note that all the identified documents above which areincorporated by reference to satisfy 35 USC §112 (6) necessarily have afiling and/or publication date prior to that of the instant application,and thus are valid prior documents to incorporated by reference in theinstant application.

Having fully described at least one embodiment of the present invention,those skilled in the art may recognize apparent, other equivalent, oralternative methods of implementing beacon integration technologiesthroughout venues which may generally relate to point of sale (POS)mobile and computer application and location based services, accordingto the present invention. Various aspects of the invention have beendescribed above by way of illustration, and the specific embodimentsdisclosed are not intended to limit the invention to the particularforms disclosed. The particular implementation of the Light-Lifeapplication services may vary depending upon the particular contexts orapplications, referencing by way of example, without limitation, zoning,digital keying, scanning, processing, and mapping, pricing, andtriggering actions. By way of example, and not limitation, theLight-Life application services described in the foregoing wereprincipally directed to mobile platform beacon accessibilityimplementations; however, similar techniques may instead be applied tothe following services and structures: governmental agencies,restaurants, bars, and clubs, airports, rental car agencies, andapplications support services to deliver innovative customer solutions.Similar techniques may instead also be applied to the following servicesand structures: Merging professional and technical services together inthe support of customer-based managed service engagements, recommendedcustomer services via social media combined with corporate managementprograms which result in customer satisfaction and return business,mobile services capabilities which may provide access to a level ofservice customization, cloud computing identification managementcapabilities to assist with the preservation of potentially relevantelectronically stored information (“ESI”) and reviews of suchinformation by which implementations of the present invention arecontemplated as within the scope of the present invention. In addition,similar techniques may also be applied to variances in platform design,by way of example and not limitation, Night-Life Application (Bars AndClubs), Light-Life (Retail/Everyday Use) Application, Light-HomeApplication (Home Building), and MyGov Application (Government),Fly-Light Application (Airports), and Express Pay. It is alsocontemplated that wearable technology may be implemented in theLight-Life Application as a complement to the system. In addition, it isalso contemplated that another useful design would be to allow the userof the Light-Life Application to purchase products directly at the POS,but from a mobile phone which may not use geo-location technologies.

The invention is thus to cover all modifications, equivalents, andalternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the followingclaims. It is to be further understood that not all of the disclosedembodiments in the foregoing specification will necessarily satisfy orachieve each of the objects, advantages, or improvements described inthe foregoing specification.

Claim elements and steps herein may have been numbered and/or letteredsolely as an aid in readability and understanding. Any such numberingand lettering in itself is not intended to and should not be taken toindicate the ordering of elements and/or steps in the claims.

The corresponding structures, materials, acts, and equivalents of allmeans or step plus function elements in the claims below are intended toinclude any structure, material, or act for performing the function incombination with other claimed elements as specifically claimed.

The corresponding structures, materials, acts, and equivalents of allmeans or step plus function elements in the claims below are intended toinclude any structure, material, or act for performing the function incombination with other claimed elements as specifically claimed. Thedescription of the present invention has been presented for purposes ofillustration and description, but is not intended to be exhaustive orlimited to the invention in the form disclosed. Many modifications andvariations will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the artwithout departing from the scope and spirit of the invention. Theembodiment was chosen and described in order to best explain theprinciples of the invention and the practical application, and to enableothers of ordinary skill in the art to understand the invention forvarious embodiments with various modifications as are suited to theparticular use contemplated.

The Abstract is provided to comply with 37 C.F.R. Section 1.72(b)requiring an abstract that will allow the reader to ascertain the natureand gist of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with theunderstanding that it will not be used to limit or interpret the scopeor meaning of the claims. The following claims are hereby incorporatedinto the detailed description, with each claim standing on its own as aseparate embodiment.

What is claimed is:
 1. A Light-Life system comprising: a Venue, in whichsaid Venue comprising at least one beacon sensor, wherein at least aproduct or service information can be added or removed by said Venue,and wherein said Venue is configured to assign at least a service zonefor a predetermined location; a user/customer client device, whereinsaid user/customer client device is configured to communicate with saidbeacon sensor, in which said user/customer client device comprising amobile client device and a mobile device application that is updatedwith said product or service information of said Venue that said mobileclient device is currently in; a Location Awareness Database, whereinsaid Location Awareness Database is configured to save at least alocation of said user/customer client device, created group, set servicezone, and place setting for closing at least one of a single Tab and aplurality of Tabs; a Location Awareness Module, wherein said LocationAwareness Module is configured to track said client device and notifysaid user/customer when exiting said set service zone, and wherein saidLocation Awareness Module is further configured to close said tabautomatically when said user/customer performs at least one of exitingsaid set service zone, is inactive for a predetermined period of time,and logs out of the system; a Web Server, wherein said Web Server beingconfigured to allow said Location Awareness Module and said Venue totrack said user/customer client device and establish connection withsaid user/customer client device; a Music Coordinator Module, whereinsaid Music Coordinator Module is configured to allow said Venue toconnect said user/customer client device to a DJ client device, andwherein said Music Coordinator Module is further configured to allowsaid user/customer to send messages to said DJ client device to requestsongs, in which a profile of said DJ is shown to said user/customer whenconnecting and messaging; an Open Tab/Close Tab Module, wherein saidOpen Tab/Close Tab Module is configured to allow said Venue to processan order or request of at least one product or service of auser/customer, in which said product or service comprising at least oneof a list of different types of alcoholic drinks, specials, top drinks,food, and resent orders from said individual Venue, and wherein saidOpen Tab/Close Tab Module is further configured to update said productor service menu of another Venue when said user/customer changeslocation to said another Venue; a Bar Messenger Module, in which saidBar Messenger Module comprising an app messenger being configured toallow said user/customer client device to send at least a message to apeer client device; a Service Rep Module, wherein said Service RepModule is configured to locate a user/customer who orders or purchasesaid product or service and track said user/customer client device; anda Gift Drinks Module, wherein said Gift Drinks Module is configured toallow said user/customer to send drinks to other user/customer byprofile information, in which said profile information of said otheruser/customer is displayed on said user/customer client device and saiduser/customer can turn off the ability to send or receive drinks.
 2. TheLight-Life system of claim 1, further comprising a Loyalty ProgramModule, in which said Loyalty Program Module is configured to give saidVenue access to an awards program where said user/customer can earnpoints at said Venue location, wherein said points can be used to redeemproducts or services.
 3. The Light-Life system of claim 1, furthercomprising a Mobile Marketing Module configured to allow said Venue tosend messages to said user/customer in real time about services,promotion's and Venue information.
 4. The Light-Life system of claim 1,further comprising an order display system, wherein said order displaysystem is configured to allow a bar or store personnel of said Venue toview said user/customer product purchase or order.
 5. The Light-Lifesystem of claim 1, further comprising a Payment Module configured toallow said user/customer to enter card information and pay or buy saidproduct or service.
 6. The Light-Life system of claim 1, furthercomprising an Inventory Tracking Module being configured to allow saidbar or store personnel to note what product or service is out of stockor need to be restock, in which said Inventory Tracking Module isfurther configured to highlight at least one product or service forrecommendation on what said user/customer should order or purchase. 7.The Light-Life system of claim 1, further comprising a Social MediaModule configured to allow said user/customer to post at least a messageto a social media site.
 8. The Light-Life system of claim 1, furthercomprising a Bar Analytics Module configured to give said Venue at leastdata on interworking and atmosphere at said Venue location, in whichsaid Bar Analytics Module is further configured to provide informationon sales and orders operable for a Venue location to actively managesales and traffic, and in which said Bar Analytics Module is furtherconfigured to provide a product or service said user/customer demand toassist a bar owner in stocking and restocking of products and services.9. The Light-Life system of claim 1, further comprising a Bar MessengerDatabase being configured to store order or purchase requests of saiduser/customer, wherein said Bar Messenger Database is further configuredto recognize said user/customer order or purchase request history, inwhich said Bar Messenger Database comprising an application messengerfor said user/customer to send message or find friends, peers, orassociates at a Venue location.
 10. The Light-Life system of claim 1,further comprising an integrated order management system server, inwhich said integrated order management system server comprising at leasta store menu and location lookup data, wherein said store menu andlocation lookup data being configured to allow a user/customer to view aVenue menu and location data.
 11. A system comprising: means forassigning at least a service zone for a predetermined location; meansfor communicating a user/customer movement, action, order or request;means for saving at least one of a location of said user/customercommunicating means, created group, set service zone, and place settingfor closing at least one of a single Tab and a plurality of Tabs; meansfor tracking a movement of said user/customer communication means, inwhich said tracking means is configured to notify said user/customerwhen exiting said set service zone, and in which said tracking means isfurther configured to close said Tab automatically when saiduser/customer performs at least one of exiting said set service zone, isinactive for a predetermined period of time, and logs out of the system;means for providing web service, wherein said web service providingmeans being configured to allow said tracking means and said locationassigning means to track said user/customer communicating means andestablish connection with said user/customer communicating means; meansfor coordinating music, wherein said music coordinating means isconfigured to allow said location assigning means to connect saiduser/customer communicating means to a DJ communicating means to requestsongs, and wherein said music coordinating means is further configuredto allow said user/customer communicating means to send messages to saidDJ communicating means, in which a profile of said DJ is shown to userswhen connecting and messaging; means for opening and closing at leastone tab, wherein said means for opening and closing at least one tab isconfigured to allow said location assigning means to process a productor service order or request, in which said product or service comprisingat least one of a list of different types of alcoholic drinks, specials,top drinks, food, and resent orders from said location assigning means,and wherein said means for opening and closing at least one tab isfurther configured to update a product menu when said user/customerchanges location to another location assigning means; a bar messagingmeans, in which said bar messaging means comprising an app messengerbeing configured to allow said user/customer communicating means to sendat least a message to a peer communicating means; means for servicingsaid user/customer, wherein said servicing means is configured to locatea user/customer who makes said order or request for said product orservice and track said user/customer; and means for providing at leastone gift drink, wherein said gift drink providing means is configured toallow said user/customer to send drinks to other user/customer byprofile information, in which said profile information of said otheruser/customer is displayed and said user/customer can turn off theability to send or receive drinks.
 12. The system of claim 11, furthercomprising a means for rewarding user/customer loyalty, in which saiduser/customer loyalty rewarding means is configured to give at least onelocation assigning means access to an awards program where saiduser/customer can earn points at a product or service location, whereinsaid points can be used to redeem products or services.
 13. The systemof claim 11, further comprising a means for marketing said products orservices, wherein said marketing means is configured to allow saidlocation assigning means to send messages to said user/customer in realtime about services, promotion's and information regarding said locationassigning means.
 14. The system of claim 11, further comprising a meansfor displaying a purchased or ordered product or service, wherein saidorder displaying means is configured to allow a bar or store personnelto view said user/customer product purchase or order.
 15. The system ofclaim 11, further comprising a means for paying a purchase or order,wherein said paying means being configured to allow said user/customerto enter card information and pay or buy said product or service. 16.The system of claim 11, further comprising means for tracking product orservice inventory, wherein said product or service tracking means beingconfigured to allow said bar or store personnel to note what product orservice is out of stock or need to be restocked, in which said productor service inventory tracking means is further configured to highlightat least one product or service for recommendation on what saiduser/customer should order or purchase.
 17. The system of claim 11,further comprising a means for posting at least a message on socialmedia sites, wherein said means for posting messages is configured toallow said user/customer to post said message to said social media site.18. The system of claim 11, further comprising a means for analyzing barcommerce, wherein said bar commerce analyzing means is configured togive said location assigning means at least data on interworking andatmosphere at a bar location, in which said bar commerce analyzing meansis further configured to provide information on sales and orders,operable for a bar location to actively manage sales and traffic, and inwhich said bar commerce analyzing means is further configured to givedetails on what type of product or service said user/customer demand.19. A Light-Life application comprising: a Venue, in which said Venuecomprising at least one beacon sensor, wherein at least a product orservice information can be added or removed by said Venue, and whereinsaid Venue is configured to assign at least a service zone for apredetermined location; a user/customer client device, wherein saiduser/customer client device is configured to communicate with saidbeacon sensor, in which said user/customer client device comprising amobile client device and a mobile device application that is updatedwith said product or service information of said Venue that said mobileclient device is currently in; a Location Awareness Database, whereinsaid Location Awareness Database is configured to save at least alocation of a client device, created group, set service zone, and placesetting for closing at least one of a single Tab and a plurality ofTabs. a Location Awareness Module wherein said Location Awareness Moduleis configured to track said client device and notify said user/customerwhen exiting said set service zone, and wherein said Location AwarenessModule is further configured to close said tab automatically when saiduser/customer performs at least one of exiting said set service zone, isinactive for a predetermined period of time, and logs out of the system;a Web Server, wherein said Web Server being configured to allow saidLocation Awareness Module and said venue to track said user/customerclient device and establish connection with said user/customer clientdevice; a Music Coordinator Module, wherein said Music CoordinatorModule is configured to allow said individual Venues to connect saiduser/customer client device to a DJ client device to request songs, andwherein said Music Coordinator Module is further configured to allowsaid user/customer client device to send messages to said DJ clientdevice, in which a profile of said DJ is shown to users when connectingand messaging; an Open Tab/Close Tab Module, wherein said Open Tab/CloseTab Module is configured to allow said Venue to process an order orrequest of at least one product or service, in which said product orservice comprising at least one of a list of different types ofalcoholic drinks, specials, top drinks, food, and resent orders fromsaid individual Venue, and wherein said Open Tab/Close Tab Module isfurther configured to update the product menu when said user/customerchanges location to another Venue; a Bar Messenger Module, in which saidBar Messenger Module comprising an app messenger being configured toallow said user/customer client device to send at least a message to apeer client device; a Service Rep Module, wherein said Service RepModule is configured to locate a user/customer who makes said order orrequest for said product or service and track said user/customer; a GiftDrinks Module, wherein said Gift Drinks Module is configured to allowsaid user/customer to send drinks to other user/customer by profileinformation, in which said profile information of said otheruser/customer is displayed and said user/customer can turn off theability to send or receive drinks; and an Inventory Tracking Module,said Inventory Tracking Module being configured to allow said bar orstore personnel to note what product or service is out of stock or needto be restock, in which said Inventory Tracking Module is furtherconfigured to highlight at least one product or service forrecommendation on what said user/customer should order or purchase. 20.The Light-Life application of claim 19, further comprising a BarMessenger Database being configured to store order or purchase requestsof said user/customer, wherein said Bar Messenger Database is furtherconfigured to recognize said user/customer order or purchase requesthistory, in which said Bar Messenger Database comprising an applicationmessenger for said user/customer to send message or find friends, peers,or associates at a Venue location.